WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26363, 6 March 1951, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS “The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, March 5. The weather forecast for Canterbury, Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 17 hours after the time of issue, is:— Situation: An anti-cyclone is west of the North Island and depressions are passing to the south of New Zealand. Forecast: moderate winds, north-eart near the coast, north-west inland: areas of morning fog, otherwise fair; temperatures warm. _ WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate westerly winds predominating; weather cloudy to overcast, with oeeaatoual drizzle and light rain; temperatures mild. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The day in Christchurch yesterday was nne, the maximum temperature being 76.3 degrees. At midnight the sky was overeast, and there was no wind. The temperature was 51.6 degrees. The baroMeter. at B M7in (1111.1 inches), was rising steadily.

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sin—To-day: Rises. 5.13 ajn.; sett. 7.10 To-morrow: Rises. «4d ajn.; sets. 7i p.m. High Water at Lyttelton—To-day, XU Am. and M pm.; to-morrow, 3.36 am. and 9M pm. Phases of Moen New moon; March S, am. Ftojt quarter: March IS/5.60 am.

Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m .: nil .. Meteorological observations taken at the Geophysical Observatory. Christcnureh, on Monday, March 5, 1951 9 3.30 Barometer (inches) a.m. 29.764 p.m. 29.749 (millibars) 1007.9 1077.4 almost falling Thermometer— steady slowly Dry bulb 63.4 894 Wet bulb 61.6 654 Maximum prev. 24 hours Minimum, prev. 14 hours •8.4 60.1 Minimum on grass Maximum during day MJ 784 Humidity, per cent. 90 79 Wind .. .. N.E N.E. v. It. v.lt. Cloud (0-8) 7 5 Rain .. .. - .. Nil Nil Rainfall to date .. 1951. UM 1950. 6.10 9 pm. 29.86 midn. 29.887 Barometer (inches) (millibars) 10104 1011.4 Hsing steadily. SUNSHINE b. m. Yesterday 1948. 1949. • 18 1900. 1951; h. m. h. m. Jan. .. » u 1*2 24 Beb. ,. 204 X 2M38 March .. M2 24 224 42 h. m. 239 12 206 34 IM 43 185 36 189 12 *29 48 •To March 5.